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Title: Arnold Bernhard Library and the qumobile program:


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Arnold Bernhard Library and the qu-mobile program
  • Handheld Resources for the Physicians Assistant
    Program

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Janice Swiatek-Kelley, MLS, AHIP
  • Quinnipiac University
  • Associate Director
  • Arnold Bernhard Library
  • Janice.swiatek-kelley_at_quinnipiac.edu

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Physicians Assistant Program
  • Graduate program with an excellent reputation and
    high standards
  • Technologically receptive
  • Treo replacement for PDA
  • Resources already in use so program is aware of
    the advantages of handheld resources

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Resource selection
  • Looked at resources that had been used on the PDA
  • Interviewed the Director of the Physicians
    Assistant program
  • Worked with electronic services librarian who
    licenses databases
  • Trialed resources identified by other teaching
    institutions as top quality

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Test Phase
  • Treos were purchased for selected librarians
  • Trials were loaded on Treos to assess
  • Ease of installation
  • Amount of memory needed
  • Functionality of resource
  • I.D. Difficulties encountered with interface

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Difficulties Present in Test Phase
  • Amount of memory needed for applications
  • Solution memory card
  • Inconsistencies when loading applications
  • Solution shoot gremlins
  • Develop instruction sheets
  • Product compatibility with MS Mobile (MDConsult)
  • Vista! Who knew?
  • Technological problems had impact on enthusiasm

7
Resources
  • InfoRetriever (contains diagnostic tools, dosage
    calculators, etc.) Name change in the offing
    Essential Evidence Plus
  • Merck Manual
  • Tarascon

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InfoRetriever/InfoPOEMS
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InfoRetriever Straightforward Install
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InfoRetriever - content
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InfoRetriever Handheld
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Merck Manual
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Merck Manual slightly more complex install
issues
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Merck Manual individual registration
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Merck Manual customization
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Tarascon
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Tarascon complications
  • No site license individual CDs
  • When Tarascon updated their Web page disaster

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Time to evaluate where we were
  • Evelyn Morgen, Director, Lyman Maynard Stowe
    Library at University of Connecticut Health
    Center
  • Share information
  • Talk to sales reps
  • Free trials
  • Upshot Tarascon replaced with Lexi-Comp

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Most Important Resource --Health Sciences
Librarian
  • Saff person dedicated to health sciences
  • Familiar with resources
  • Training background
  • All round nice guy

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Expect questions at all levels
  • Leveraging partnerships to make the program work
  • Technology hiccups HELP desk
  • Install problems Academic Technology STAR
    students
  • Phone questions (How do I use the phone?) Rave
    Customer Service on campus
  • Resource selection and support -- Librarians
  • Costs, administrative headaches Jim Trella

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Program Roll-Out
  • Who should load the resources?
  • Rave
  • Librarian
  • Information Services
  • Students

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The Students!
  • Life-long learning
  • Information literacy
  • If a re-install is needed
  • To help a colleague
  • When they are on their own
  • Should understand how it works

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What did we learn?
  • Essential component
  • Sense of humor
  • High tolerance for change
  • Build the QU-Mobile support team
  • Remember It is a pilot
  • Trust resource selection expertise of Librarians

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What we will do differently
  • More involvement in the program
  • Dedicated time to train students in class
  • Training from day one
  • Problem-based learning to prepare to use
    resources in the field
  • Students will load their own software life-long
    learning

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